Hmmm....Apparently the Goal Is To Connect All the Smart Cities Into One Giant....

Smart Dubai launched ‘The Smart Dubai Global Network,’ the largest
international network of smart city stakeholders, on Monday during their
annual event ‘Future, Now’ at Dubai Design District.

The
initiative aims to bring together partners that share a passion for
advanced technology, Fourth-Industrial-Revolution breakthroughs, smart
living and spreading happiness in the community.

Dr
Aisha Bint Butti Bin Bishr, director-general of Smart Dubai announced
the network has gone live, with members representing the government, the
private sector, research centres, academic institutes, subject matter
experts and the media.

Members can join the network online and interact with one another
through the first comprehensive global smart city directory. Users can
reach out to one another to collaborate on exchanging knowledge around
implementation of smart city and technological initiatives, ecosystem
enablement efforts supporting start-ups and entrepreneurs, skill
development, publications, events, awards and more.

The network’s
focus topics include relevant areas in the field of smart cities
including big data, city experiences, artificial intelligence, paperless
government, block chain, digital identity and shared services’
platforms.

“This is the result of three years of research about
smart cities and initiatives. Our way to give back to the communities of
smart cities is by providing them with a digital platform to share
their knowledge with others,” said Bishr.

The Smart Dubai Global
Network seeks to position Dubai as a global hub for science, technology,
research, smart living, and the future industry. It cements Dubai’s
global prestige, further transforming the city into a laboratory for
experimenting with and implementing bold pilot projects and
breakthroughs.

“We look forward to working hand in hand with other
ambitious cities from around the world, with research centres and
academic institutes thinking outside the proverbial box to find original
solutions to both long-standing and modern-day challenges, and with
subject-matter experts dedicating time and effort to sustaining the
smart-transformation momentum sweeping across the globe,” said Bishr.

The
Network is poised to bring about a dynamic growth and shift in research
and development and academic activities in general. The move also aims
to attract a high-skilled workforce, reversing brain drain in the region
and other parts of the world....MORE